Dumfries Primestock Report
Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart held weekly Primestock Sale in Dumfries on Wednesday 8th July 2015.
75 Prime & OTM Cattle
Prime Cattle in short supply, Trade better, more required weekly.
Heifers Limousin to 245.5p from J Retson, Gardrum to R Johnstone & Sons Butchers Annan, 217.5p from W Dunlop & Son, Woodhead to JG Renicks Butchers Thornhill.
Bullocks Limousin to 218.5p from W Gribbon & Co, Waterside to B Taylor Butchers Lockerbie.
64 OTM Cattle – Plenty of demand for all classes.
Per Head
Fleck to £1116.50 Slacks
Limousin to £1080.25 Carsegowan, £992.25 Newbigging
Devon to £1020.65 Meikle Cloak
Holstein to £1020.65 Kerricks, £1008 Slacks, £992 Barnbarroch, £979.60 Smallholmburn
Limousin to £1001 Laneside
Ayrshire to £954.85 Lagganlees
Angus to £936 Newbigging
Galloway to £917 Dalswinton
Shorthorn to £906.25 Dalswinton
Bulls
Angus to £1131.25 Woodhead
Limousin to £1021.80 Larglea
Per Kilo
Limousin to 180p Bankswood, 149p Carsegowan, 139p Bankswood
Angus to 156p Newbigging, 137p Druidhall
Fleck to 145p Slacks
Shorthorn to 145p, 137p Dalswinton
Limousin to 143p Laneside
Galloway to 140p Dalswinton
Devon to 139p, 137p Meikle Cloak
Holstein to 137p, 126p Kerricks, 128p Barnbarroch, 126p Slacks, 124p Smallholmburn
Bulls
Limousin to 131p Larglea
Angus to 125p Woodhead
1439 Prime Sheep Forward
812 Prime Lambs – Trade sharper. Sale average 168.2ppk
21 Lambs (25.5-32Kg) ave 178.5ppk to 186p Ghyll Cres
Texel to £54 Ghyll Cres, £53 Whitedyke
98 Lambs (32.1-39Kg) ave 176.4ppk to 200ppk Hillhead
Texel to £75 Skipmyre, £75, £72.50 Gelston Castle, £72 Hillhead, £72 Maryfield
Beltex to £70 Park
Suffolk to £66 Clydeside
653 Lambs (39.1-45Kg) ave 169ppk to 195ppk Cleughbrae
Texel to £84, £78 Cleughbrae, £77 Glenhowan, £76.50 Gelston, £76 Arnmannoch
Beltex to £81 Park
Suffolk to £77 Bush of Craigs, £71.50 Hartbush, £71 Cushag, £70 Shangan, £69 Dempsterton, £68.50 High Drum
Mil Blue to £70.50 Upper Senwick
40 Lambs (45.6-52Kg) ave 147.2ppk to 158p Cleughbrae
Texel to £77.50, £71 Cleughbrae, £77 Riggheads
Beltex to £70.50 Park
Charollais to £74 Rigghead
Lambs Per Kg
Texel to 200p, 188p Hillhead, 196p, 192p, 187p Gelston, 195p Cleughbrae, 192p, 183p Skipmyre, 190p Arnmannoch, 188p Glenhowan
Beltex to 189p, 188p Park
Charollais to 180p Upper Senwick
Suffolk to 178p Clydeside, 176p Maryfield, 173p Woodcroft
627 Cast Ewes & Rams – Trade continues to be brisk, more hill types forward.
Heavy Ewes
Texel to £114.50 Gelston, £102.50 Newbank
Suffolk to £103.50 Shangan
Leicester to £96.50 Macqueston
Mule to £84.50 Tinwald House, £80.50 Shangan, £80.50 Woodcroft
Light Ewes
Blackface to £76 Barnshangan
Cheviot to £75 Newbank
Rams
Texel to £165.50 Glenkiln
Suffolk to £143.50 Glenkiln, £100.50 Laneside
Leicester to £105.50 Whitedyke
Young handler Champion Ciaran Findlater with Judge Mr Herbie Kennedy and Sponsor Tarff Valley
Annual
Show & Sale for Young Handlers
A Huge attendance watched the youngsters handling and showing their lambs to this years Judge Mr Herbie Kennedy who placed Ciaran Findlater 1st with his Charolais Lamb (47Kg - £77)
2nd Jack Williamson with a Texel Lamb (43Kg - £75)
3rd Ayla Craig with a Texel Lambs (41Kg - £77)
Prime Lamb Champion - Andrew Hiddleston with Judge Herbie Kennedy and Sponsor Tarff Valley
An Open competition for Pairs of Lambs was also held with the Overall Winners being Beltex Lambs from M/S Hiddleston, Park 43Kg - £81 to Fairfield Meats.
Best Texel – Gelston Castle 41Kg - £76.50 to PR Duff & Son, Wishaw
Best Suffolk – Bush of Craigs 45Kg - £77 to J Hall & Son, Kirkcudbright
The day's sponsors were Tarff Valley Ltd
